DiabloII Lod 1.11b - Build Documentation Blog: Build Update #2

Monday, 5 November 2007

Build Update #2 - Skill Point Distribution

Combat Skill Tab

20 - Frenzy
01 - Double Throw (as prereq)
05 - Double Swing
01 - Bash (as prereq)

Total: 27 Skill Points

Notes: Double swing is powerful as an early game frenzy substitute. Ensure 2 skill points go into it asap in order to get its mana consumption down to 1. DS is also a synergy for frenzy (8% damage) so you may wish to put 5 points into it early game or save them for Natural Resistances.

Combat Masteries Skill Tab

05 - Natural Resistances
01 - Iron Skin
05 - Faster Run Walk
01 - Increased Stamina
05 - Sword Mastery (Mastery of your choice)

Total: 17 Skill Points

Notes: Don't waste skill points in SM, its good if you have a serious Attack Rating problem but with the right equiptment you can avoid this skill almost entirely. Faster Run Walk and Natural Resistances are major time savers and also reduce luggage.

Warcries Skill Tab

01 - Battle Command (+1 all skills)
01 - Battle Orders (+life & mana)
01 - Shout (as prereq)
01 - Howl (as prereq)
++ - Taunt (everything else in here)

Total: 5 min, 24 max skill points.

Note: Taunt in a 8% damage synergy for the Frenzy skill and useful for dealing with dangerous monster groups.

Combined Distribution of Skills Points

Minimum Specification Requirements
+27 (Combat Skills Tab)
+17 (Combat Masteries Tab)
+05 (Warcries Tab)
= 49 (Skill Points)

08 points from quests
41 points from character levelling

Recommended Specification
+27 (Combat Skills Tab)
+17 (Combat Masteries Tab)
+24 (Warcries Tab)
= 68 (Skill Points)

08 points from quests
60 points from character levelling

Summary

By character level 61 you can achieve an optimum skill point placement for a hellforge frenzy barb class character. From my experience so far, I've managed to get a level 49 frenzy barb to the hellforge in hell and discovered attack rating to be my biggest problem. 2 good steel grand charms have help a lot in so far as does the Todesfaelle Flamme Zwiehander for its Enchant charges used on switch.

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Frenzy Barbarian Facts

1.Attack speed is calculated by 3 main factors:
*The averaging of the base weapon speeds
*Only 1 on-weapon speed is used
*Off-weapon speed modifiers
2. Weapon range only counts for the primary weapon
3. Primary Weapons always swing first
4. The graphic for the primary weapon always appears in the barbarians right hand in-game view.
5. The Primary weapon is 'always' the weapon that is equipped first
6. Whenever you switch weapons the primary weapon gets reset. The new primary weapon is the weapon slot on the left hand side of the inventory page.
7. Try to keep any 'Chance to Casts' (ctc's) off weapon so both swings get the chance to activate it. Like crushing blow.
8. Deadly Strike and Critical Strike do not accumulate. If you have both then they will be calculated separately unless CS succeeds since CS is calculated first.
9. Crushing Blow is affected by any monster physical resistances. Since most enemies in hell have 50% damage reduction its a good idea to get something that reduces this. Although negative physical resistances will not increase CB past its base effectiveness.
10. Critical Strike is added at the very end of all damage calculations.
11. CB is not actually physical damage so Iron Maiden will not work against it.
12. In the case of the berserk skill, CS is applied prior to changing a % of damage to magic.
13. Double swing is a mana free skill at level 9, useful against mana burn monsters.
14. Berserk will save you against Iron Maiden, however you can't life leech with it.
15. If you plan on using lawbringers ctc decrepify then a holy freeze merc's slowing effect will stack to bring the monster speed down further.
16. Ghostly monsters have 80% physical resistance, stone skin mean +50% physical resistance.
17. Sanctuary aura ignores any posititve physical resistance or immunity of undead, this is applied after decrepify and amplify damage.
18. Only the provider of the santuary aura benefits from the negative physical resists to undead. I don't know why they call it an aura but that's how it works.
19. Sanctuary aura always reduces undead physical resistances to exactly 0% regardless.
20. Sanctuary does not ignore positive physical resistance or immunity of undead for CB.
21. The 'Plague Bearers' (zombies) in the Lost City (Act 2) have magic immunity making them immune to the pulse damage coming from the sanctuary aura.

DiabloII Lod 1.11b - Build Documentation Blog

Monday, 5 November 2007

Build Update #2 - Skill Point Distribution

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